EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS [Abstract]

Costs of Retirement Plans

Net periodic defined benefit pension cost included the following:

	For the three months ended March 31,
	2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$	206		$	184
Interest cost		89			90
Expected return on plan assets		(182	)		(162	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		66			72
Net periodic benefit cost	$	179		$	184